In the 2nd season episode, "One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blow Fish," Homer accidentally ate a poisonous portion of fish that left him with 24 hours to live.
I saw the episode numerous times, and there does not seem to be any explanation as to how he managed to survive beyond the 24 hours. Correct me if I'm wrong, but there seems to have been no explanation whatsoever.
Did I miss something? Was it ever explained in a later episode?
It bothered me too, no explicit explanation was given in the episode. Maybe it is because Homer ate too much and the poison was not effective then.
I believe the doctors (and waiters) weren't 100% positive that what Homer ate was poisonous. Hibbert explained that if Homer *did* eat the poison he would have 24 hours to live; if he didn't, he would be fine.
However, I'm going purely on memory here and I haven't seen this episode in a very long time.
Jason Saslow wrote in news:[email]:
"Mr. Simpson! Don't eat another bite!" "I couldn't possibly!" "We have reason to believe you MAY have consumed poison!"
The emphasis is mine.
Howard
On Sat, 25 May 2002 22:06:47 -0400, Jason Saslow wrote:
Well, 22. I'm sorry I kept you waiting so long.
Mendel Kucharzeck wrote in message news:B9160C63.274A6%[email]...
He died and the rest of the series is his afterlife. This is why right after that episode there was a lot less realism and lots of celebrity guest appearances.
Ian Boothby wrote:
Well he DID die from eating a piece of broccoli many seasons later ...
Halloween special. That never *really* took place in the "true sequence" of the show.
Maybe his turning to God saved his life. :-)
"Eric Perlin" wrote in message news:[email]...
Or Larry King
Blowfish is not 100% poison...
If handled correctly, it is a delicacy...
The chefs did not know if it had been handled correctly...
Homer went to Dr. Hibbert, how could not tell...
Said that, in 24 hours, he would know...
Homer lived 24 hours...and then continued to live...
THEREFORE - Homer did NOT eat any poison fish. The young apprentice chef had handled it correctly.
BG
"Hobbes gy" wrote in message news:[email]...
poooissonn, poooissoonnnnn, tastyfish!!!!
Why didn't Homer die from falling down Springfield Gorge, twice?
Oh, yeah! ..... IT'S A FUCKING CARTOON AND, IS MEANT TO BE FUN!!!
Hey, when (if?) you're getting a good blowjob, do you wonder if the girl is really into you, or do you just enjoy it for what it's worth?
-Bob
Eric Perlin wrote in message news:[email]...
"R H Menzel" wrote in message news:3cf0f6bc$[email]...
is
Ohh, Mrs. Krabapple...
Master!
I said cover for me, dammit!
But Master! We need your skilled hands!
My skilled hands are busy! You do it!
-B.
It may be that cartoon characters are simply less susceptible to death than "fleshies," or else cartoon blowfish have a lower toxicity level than real-life blowfish.
If my memory serves me correctly, on Sun, 26 May 2002 01:29:18 GMT, Eric Perlin issued the following challenge to face my invincible Iron Chefs:
Wizard.
[email] wrote in news:5ngI8.3865$[email]:
why didn't Homer die from getting his head caught inside a drawbridge?
D'UH!!!
HA HA!
Wizard again.
"donut" wrote in message news:acsgjm$epn$[email]...
Oh, for crying out glavin.
"Chris" wrote in message news:_KtI8.54426$[email]...
I don't think this has ever been explained in any episode or anything, but the probable answer is that the hospital staff or someone made a mistake somewhere, and it turned out that Homer didn't just have 24 hours to live. You know how stupid Springfield's residents are- they were bound to make a mistake.
Also, why would the show kill off one of the main characters? Well, maybe Maude Flanders, but she's not as main a character as Bart or Homer, and back then the show was just getting started, they weren't going to kill off anyone remotely important back then.
In alt.tv.simpsons, on the "How come Homer didn't die from the blowfish?" thread, Eric Perlin wrote:
According to Curtis Hoffman in the episode capsule, Homer should have been dead before the closing credits rolled: [begin] However, fugu usually kills you within 15 minutes, not 24 hours. It starts with a tingling in the fingers, and works its way up your arms and legs, until you are completely paralyzed, and you die when it reaches your heart. [end]
Perhaps Dr. Hibbert was thinking of some different kind of poisoning when he made his diagnosis. Anyway, it looks like Homer's guardian angel was having a good day when the family went to the Happy Sumo, for he obviously didn't eat the poisonous part of the blowfish after all.
[email] (Benjamin Robinson) wrote in news:[email]:
Actually, approx 67% of the people who die from it die within 24 hours. This leaves a good number, then, that last longer. Also, the typical time is 20 minutes to 8 hours. As fast as 5 minutes has been known to happen. Furthermore, it has also been known to NOT be permanent. The poison can cause a death-like state where no vitals can be measured, but the person does recover. Additionally, the poison is used in Haiti by voodoo priests to create 'zombies' (for this reason).
One more point, you do not die when it reaches your heart. You die when you suffocate, and because the poison does not penetrate the brain barrier, you are awake the entire time. But I begin to digress. The point is Dr. Hibbert did exactly what any other doctor would have done under the circumstances. As you may recall, he specifically said in the episode there is no way of knowing if he had, in fact, consumed the poison of the blowfish. Therefore there is nothing to do but wait, and 24 hours pretty much would have told them.
Well ok...maybe not EXACTLY what any other doctor would have done. Your average American doctor would not send him home, but instead keep him "for observation" to pad the bill.
Howard